Locking device



June 23, 1931. H. c. NAGEL.

LOCKING DEVICE Filed Oct. a, 1927 igya INVENTOR Haw/y C/I/o 'ye/ATTORNEY 1 5 down Lipon thejsupporting ears until the'f ic- 7 Wass'nfiieientljl' strong to keep the reei stb r e1ev mentein place uponthe supporting rode. In"

a plurality of rods and have been-heldfthere-- on by means oi -nutswhich were' jserewed tional engagement ef the ear sfen' dthe nuts areprevided a'vith flattened edges 1:; l6 bpp m site their open siderelotsl in' prder that flanged memberszorlleek Washers 17; ma5fibe:

inountedupen the supporting rods in eu e h' position that theirflenged'p'OrtibriSlS extend? Lover and engage the flattenedjeclges 16 ofthe suppertin ,ezn s 2 and a d -ho1c1it11e .js'np- 11; de thjt the] 'uporti iemis-emid 3 h a; 'phualityef nuts 3 1C120 lz ire"? 1iSptieed'Upon; the serew5threa'ded supperting rods 4 I end 5 in such pdsitionthetthey may be tight ened ageinst the spiders, ears lock Wash.

shown ene tithe innte 19 r h rod when is empleyedte fasten hesluppbrting le'eated abovethe spacers but 1 'gbelew the clip nuts 8endrgi'wy V Q nppei fsupportinggb 161K613 zinchthe screw-1 Whenthespacer V pipe spaeers, spacing washers'andloek Wash-J V breeket Jon thesupporting :iOdLl Iheiuppen i spacer nutlej amounted" nponea elyrod t iedlstant threeaed Ted togetheji ers may lee-moved alongthe euppqrting reds a -suffici'ent distance to h all ow'thefenpperting earsv "2 and 3 to}be sepeifetedfrernfthe Lock] 'washeisl? and permit the resisterelements" 7 1 to beirem oifed 'fromfthe nppqi'ting rode kandtl l While51 have illustreted theiockingfdle vieei ashweshenprovidetifwithe-flange lif adapted tolext'end oyfe the flettened edge ie'xtend bverthefi'ettened edge (if the up'poe "ingear.

hieh hold the The nfute are di's. i posedv inseparated positiens'in rdefthet the 5 .:speeerynlits '19 and eqmey he loosened from the Spacershe'n it is-desired to renlpve" Qne' Or iirieremfthe iesistorielementsfrom the l ppe -i grp 5 f e "f Q} .l fllheblipsorbi eckets 6- n'uts arel'ooseneclfthe a which jthe re SiStQij(kWiCG"TIIZLV b I hai eshownithefesistor' elenients 1' ae b'eing electrically cennected inseries by b tionpart of each. of the screw-threaded eupport ing ocl's. TA suffi'eientnuinben of spacers and Ioekinfg devices are-then th eeciedupon the rods, with the locking members disposedlat' "such points'between the "spacers alongthe ods as will provide suitable locations forthe f resistor 'e1enien't'sfi'Aspacef nut 19 is then ,serewed upen the'nppen part Qqf each sup-" 6 L 'rpbi'tin'g odto position'where itlneybeferm.

pl'ej e'dtq tighten rc'ompress t1 S and l's-aind thelocki g in fm e 17;

After. the sp e'cels' and ntitsere 'jieeedu the rode, the resistorelements I: iiii' "meunted 1 upon the {r bcljs by" Separating the,specefs "and '3 i are ,n ioved int'o engagement with the [reds lthei ecememb dwne'nipushing th e tesistdr element in side v visetoys endtheSup:v it P rt ng rodsliuntiljthe upper ing. else; Mid

4: and 5 at oints btweeri thelspacjer's and the lgeking members-1t willbe nelt di thagtthe the lacki g member in t nw ic t iion one or both ofthe spacer on eeeh supporting me ere? tightened that the peeei'ssuppo'r'ting ears, and "locking menuhere are held in such eloee relationtdleaeh iothen s" 0 that the flanged pot'tions of the lock Washerswillextendovei endibe held against, e

fla en'ed edges "bfithe' jsiipp l ing eels thereby lock the resistorelements lpesition smileu po ting r s.

latter toihe loleeened endfeepareted freely. '5 f "f9: onthe-fenpperting rods jmayiibeioesened,

1 andthe epavcers jan d" loeking members I ma sister element te beremoyed sidew'ieewithout disturbing the otherr resi tdn elemen 'theremovaleofltheresistoi eiemene,-e,new'

Celene should-be disppsed egeinstthe sides f-f hi ithe b 9 If; itiSflesi ei i" to replace anyone 'eftheri ej sistoi releinents;ljhecausek (jib-i 58" being dam Pl pbnthefsup p fting rod i S dh-bfi i yr 11* p "side relation with the loeking Wesherg it' w g u de tq f tefith lb k nglfm m e 7 maybe a u -sheipedJdevice2 l provided with Vhooked; ends 22, as illustrated in Figslffii and & t ay hav I- 1y h fol'infijrifw one end may; be ;'sec'u1' ed t0 the snppe a 111.0

eleinent "ma he. enbstit-utect thereiejr without e y ifi ltis n t f fp rs t Jgein' tightened t6, hold the re sisteielements ing rodscarried bythe and helsuppm'tinglrodsfirmly locked fgether. a a i y While I haveillustrated and described only I one specific embodimentof myinvent1on,I realize that it issusce tible of wide application, and I donot desire to be limited tothe precise construction illustrated anddescribed.-

holding said fears and said jflang'ed members a with a frame comprising;a plurality of; screw-threaded rods, of i a resistor element providedwith a plurality er ears having a open slots in one side whereby theresistor element may be mounted upon {the screw threaded rods f romyaside -position, aplu-l a rality of flanged members disposed upon therods with theirlflanged portions extending over one side of said ears,and-jmeans for in locking relationjitoeach other. a a e 2.. In aresistance device, the combination from afside position, and havlng;flattened flanged member sdisposed on the rods adj atending overtheiflattened portions of said y flears,iand means for holding the earsand l V flanged members in lockinglrelationto each y cent the ears withtheirflanged portions exother. a

able spacers and flangedmembers-disposed on the rods,a plurality ofresistor elements, 'a"

I the acers and the flanged members in such posit on that the flangedmembers extend over the flattened portions of thelears and y lock themonthe rods, and a plurality of movable nuts mounted on the rods forholding-the ears and flanged members in looking relation.

5,,In a locking device for retaining the members ofa resistor structurein engagement, 1n combinatlon, a supporting rod, a

plurality of resistor members provided with .slotted ear portions forengaging the supporting rod, a plurality of spaclng members carried bsaid rod, disposed topretain the supports members in spaced relation, a

locking-member movablylmounted on the adapted' toreceive'the earmembersas they ing member, thereby to effect the engagement J of thelocking members zmdear portions;

portions oppositesaid slots, a plurality of In testimony whereof, Ihavehereunto subscribedmy name this 5th day of October,

a 3; Ina resistancedevice,the'combination with a frame comprising aplurality of supporting rods, of aplurality ofrelativelymov- M pluralityof ears secured to theresistoreleq mentsformountingthem upon the rods,each 1 of saidears having an-openslot in one side and a flattenedportiononthe opposite side a whereby the resistorzelements may be inde;a

side thereof withthe; earsldisposed between the spacers and the;fiangedrnembers insuch ipendently mounted uponythe rodsfrom one 7position" that the flanged members extend over the flattened portions'of'theears and lock them on the rods, and aplura lity of mov- 'ablenuts mounted on the rods for holding} a i the ears and flangedmembers inlockingre i 'lation.

' 4. Ina'resis'tance device, the combination I i porting brackets and aity of spacers and flanged membersdisposed on the rods, aplurality ofresistoraelements,

a pluralityof ears'secured to the resistor elea with'aframe comprising aplurality of sup 1 plurality of support rackets, of a plural and aflattened portion on the opposite side whereby the resistor, elementsmaybe ind'e pendently mounted-upon therodsfrom one Side f flie jdsposedfbetween l l y HARRY o. NAGE Lf 1 supportingrod between each pairof space-5'. .ing members, said locking members being

